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GERBING / S AZALEA GARDENS 
Marquis De Exeter 
Rare Gold Medal Camellias 
These varieties are the finest, rarest, most gorgeous of all available Camellias. We have 
spent ten years buying and trying out hundreds of varieties and of those hundreds we have 
selected the following varieties as being the most desirable, unusual and exquisite of them all. 
Being very rare and limited we cannot supply stock in large sizes in most of these; we do, 
however, have small plants of most sorts. 
Imura, White —The most beautiful white semi-double we know. A hybrid from Alabama, 
semi-double snow white water-lily type, long narrow petals of porcelain texture, flower is 5 V/' 
to 6" in diameter, with yellow stamens in center, long dark green narrow foliage, open 
upright growth, midseason bloomer, available in 10"-12", 8"-10", 6"-8" and from 2 1 /*" pots. 
Sawada, Salmon Pink —A hybrid from Alabama. Semi-double salmon pink streaked and 
speckled white; some flowers solid pink, S"-5V/' in diameter, round dark green foliage, tall 
open growth, midseason bloomer, exquisite. Available in 12"-15", 10"-12", 8"-10" and from 
2 1 //' pots. 
Victor Emanuel 2nd, (Blood of China) —It is impossible to describe this variety to do 
justice to its beauty. Large peony form of the most dazzling red; form of the flowers is 
exquisite. Dark green foliage, medium fast grower, midseason bloomer, available in 12"-15". 
10"-12", 8"-10" and from 2 1 //' pots. 
Marquis De Exeter —A full peony form, 4" in diameter, flesh pink striped and speckled 
with deep pink, some are solid pink. This variety holds its blooms an extremelv long time. 
Light green foliage, wide spreading growth, midseason bloomer. Available in 15"-18", 
12"-15", 10"-12" and from 2 1 //' pots. 
Derbyana —A double red of rosebud form when first opening, when full open showing 
golden stamens among inner petals, flower 4"-4V/' in diameter, dark green, glossy foliage, 
bushy, good grower, free flowering in midseason. Available in 15"-18", 12"-15", 10"-12" and 
from 2V/' pots. 
